This is a summary for IT and other departments for buying VDA QMC products

Licensing

All tools have Named licenses:

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Named Licensing Model

• Each tool is bound licensed to a specific user

• It can be used on as many devices as needed by the same user

• By (“named license”).

• The same user can install and use the tool on any number of devices.

• If needed, license ownership can be transferred by submitting a request to the Webshop the license owner can be changed.

• Licenses are do not limited by time expire for the current version Minor of the product, and all minor updates are included in the license.

• Support and Updates are provided updates continue for at least three years, or as long as the associated book/rules are current and valid (at least 3 years)

Software

The software is a browser based progressive web app.

• The products will work in current browsers with full Java script support

• Optimized for tablets and workstation (will work on mobiles, but the UI is not optimized for them)

• 100 % Progressive web app

  • Full offline execution

  • Offline usable if browser cached is not deleted (Installed on first execution)

  • Server is only used for downloading the current version

  • Online communication is needed for license checks only (Usually within a timeframe of 2 or 4 weeks)

  • In case of products used with a backend with rest API the server is used

  • All interaction with servers (i.e. license request or API communication) are shown by messages

• Products are based on Angular (old products: AngularJs) with different open source libraries

• Designed as file based and offline application first

  • all files are json file so data can be used for data exchange

• Data storage to browsers IndexDB

  Is a comfort feature which works well. Not acceptable as permanent storage

  remain current.

Software

• Browser-Based Progressive Web App (PWA)

  • Runs in modern browsers with full JavaScript support.

  • Optimized primarily for tablets and workstations, with limited optimization for mobile devices.

  • Operates fully offline after initial installation, as long as the browser’s cache is not cleared.

• Update & Licensing Model

  • The server is only needed to download the latest version and perform periodic license checks (typically every 2–4 weeks).

  • If the product integrates with a REST API backend, additional server communication is used for data exchange.

  • All server interactions (e.g., license requests or API calls) trigger user-visible status messages.

• Technical Stack

  • Built with Angular (legacy products use AngularJS) alongside various open-source libraries.

  • Designed primarily for offline operation, with a file-based architecture.

  • All data is stored in JSON files, facilitating easy data exchange.

  • IndexedDB is used for convenient local storage, though it is not intended as a permanent data repository.

Certifications

Because the product does not save store any data outside the clients device and client’s device—and we have no access to that data we are currently not planning cloud certifications like data—we currently have no plans to pursue cloud-related certifications such as TSIAX.

Data Privacy

• Outside the scope of licensing data all data is 100% private

  • No server communication with data outside the scope of license check

  • License information contains only required licensing data

• Logging only for licensing and downloading of the tool

  • Automatically deleted after 14 days

• Users are responsible for data safety in context of storage

  • IndexDB is not acceptable permanent data storage user have to save json and pdf files

  • Creation of full backup

  • Creation of report/document saves

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